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Becoming part of this vibrant eco-system

Learn more about Singapore's value propositions as a international financial centre and becoming part of this vibrant financial eco-system

Conducive Pro-Business Environment

Singapore has long been recognised as one of the best cities for business. This is what a World Bank report had to say about doing business in Singapore "It takes an entrepreneur just over 6 working days to get a new business going in Singapore, with low start-up costs. Overall, taking into account other factors, including business licensing, taxes, credit legal rights and investor protection, Singapore has about the most business-friendly regulation in the world." Investors have also come to appreciate the high levels of transparency and reliability in business, economic and regulatory affairs in Singapore. A stable political structure with parliamentary democracy, a well-established judicial system, and the presence of strong domestic institutions with good corporate governance practices, have made the Singapore business environment even more attractive to global investors.

Accolades

Singapore’s pro-business environment has earned the following recognition from international organisations:

• Asia’s top financial centre (Global Financial Centres Index 2016)• The world's easiest place to do business (World Bank Doing Business 2012 2016 Report) • Among the top 2 most competitive countries in the world (The Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016, World Economic Forum) • The best business environment in Asia Pacific and worldwide for 2015-19 (Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Forecasts, May 2015) • Most "network ready" country in the world (Global Information Technology Report 2015)• Find out more about Singapore's rankings